DE60005563D1 - COMPUTER SYSTEM INITIALIZATION THROUGH URLADE CODE STORED IN A MEMORY WITH SEQUENTIAL ACCESS - Google Patents

COMPUTER SYSTEM INITIALIZATION THROUGH URLADE CODE STORED IN A MEMORY WITH SEQUENTIAL ACCESS

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DE60005563D1
DE60005563D1 DE60005563T DE60005563T DE60005563D1 DE 60005563 D1 DE60005563 D1 DE 60005563D1 DE 60005563 T DE60005563 T DE 60005563T DE 60005563 T DE60005563 T DE 60005563T DE 60005563 D1 DE60005563 D1 DE 60005563D1
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E Gibson
J Shalinsky
A Mcclain
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    • G06F8/54—Link editing before load time
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    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/44—Arrangements for executing specific programs
    • G06F9/445—Program loading or initiating
    • G06F9/44568—Immediately runnable code
    • G06F9/44573—Execute-in-place [XIP]
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    • G06F9/44—Arrangements for executing specific programs
    • G06F9/4401—Bootstrapping
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    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
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    • G06F9/4401—Bootstrapping
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Abstract

A computer system includes a processor and a sequential access memory having a boot program stored therein. A boot loader includes a state machine which, in response to initialization of the computer system, controls the sequential access memory to read the boot program and then controls the processor to jump to the boot program in the sequential access memory. The first memory page of the boot program causes further boot code to be transferred to a Random Access Memory (RAM). The processor then jumps to the code in the RAM, which causes the remainder of the boot code to be transferred from the sequential access memory to the RAM and executed.
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